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Old 07-05-2009, 07:50 AM   #17 (permalink)
Baraka_Guru
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Alcohol has other effects on the body as well. It can stimulate hunger and can impede your metabolism (i.e. metabolizing alcohol vs. metabolizing other things).

Regardless, many alcoholic beverages are around 100 calories a pop, if not more.
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